The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-17
Plain Facts in Brief.

The revenue b:ll that was defeated by
fraud, was carefully framed or revised
by a iO.nt commission o. the Leglsla-
tuTe vas considered il the two Houses
more than three months; was ardently
favored by Governor Beaver and every
accounting officer OF the State, and was
earnestly opposed by the chief corpora
ton interests of The : ate.
Il is admitted that the new revenue
bill transferred a .aTgs proportion or the
taxes collected by the State. from the
people to corporations, and there was
general cOugTat uldtiOn among the peO-
pie That such an achievement had been
attained Il is an open secret that 1t
might not have been attained, but for a
case then pending in the Supreme Court
Cf the State, which, if decided ia favor
of the State, would have taxed corpora
tions much more than the new tax bill.
That decision has been rendered, aud 1t
is in favor of the corporations.
The bill had been carefully discussed
with the Governor, his Cabinet, the
State Treasurer, the old and the new
Auditor General, and all approved it
More, all personally urged its passage
all declared il the oess revenue bill ever
proposed to the Legislature, and they
did so after having had it under con-
sideratiOu for months, with the best
sources Of knowledge Just at hand.
Governor Beaver now intimates aS an
excuse for bowling IN piIiabie submission
TO a public fraud, that the new revenue
bill was defective that il might not in.
CIease the revenues, and that it does
not equallZe taxation. What has he
learned on The subject that he did no;
know after months Of study during the
Legislative session, when he personally
urged the passage Of the bIll ? Was be
ignOr int or insiucere then Is be
ignorant or insincere uOw
The dependent party organs which en-.
Enthusiastically favored The bull when Gov.
ernur Beaver favored it, will, os course,
criticise il now. They would be for the
bill ana for an extra session, if he was
favorable 10 then and they viii be
against the bill and against an extra
session, if he Is against them /; but has
not Governor Beaver learned that the
party organs which wobble ard tumble
as ordered, reflect no conviction and
mould no sentiment of the people
The present attitIde of The revenue
bill presents the humiliating spectacle
Of a great Common wealth halted in It's
sovereign power by the cunning of a
lobby thief. It's most important law.
directly affecting every citizen of the
State aud enacted after more cOuSulta,
tiOn aud labor than Was ever given to a
revenue measure, is defeated by "A crime.
and the State bows in childish helpless
ness to its own shame. The legislators
aud The people, simOs. as with one voice,
demand that the wrong be corrected,
the crime exposed, and The majesty OF
the State asserted but Governor Bsa-
Yer IS majority against bO.h the Legis
lature and the people ard he refuses
redress 70 the people and yIhdicatiOn 10
the CummOnwealg b.
The Times promptly urged an extra
session As the only method 10y which
Governor Beaver could vindicate his ad
min ration in such an emergency and
only stone blind paTtisans OF hopeless
Idiots Will accuse this journal of tek ing
TO embaTTass the Executive. WI At il
advised was what The great mass of the
people of all parties demanded, and what
Ii proposed, u would have sustained
regardless of the Interests of IndIyid-
Uals or parties. 4 prompt call tor Il
extra session would have assured the
prompt Te-enactmenJ of the bill il
would have vindicated the innocent but
now suspected officials by the pTobaSle
exposure OF the guilt 4; il would have
commanded the hearty applaudits Of the
people, and Il would have enabled a
mighty C0mmuL wealth 20 gTapple and
defeat The crime and attempted lis dis
honor. pbjd Times.